Dispensing container



J. L. LARRISON J s t. 2 ,1925. 1,555,591

DISPENS ING CONTAINER Filed Sept. '11, 1924 WITNESSES INKENTOR JOHN l...LARR/SON BY W v mamas Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

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PATENT JOHN L. LABRISON, OF WHARTGN; NEW JERSEY.

DISPENSING CONTAINER.

Application filed September 11, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN L. LARRISON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of hai-ton, in the county of Morris and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and Improved Dispensing Container, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements incontainers, and it pertains more particularly to a bottle.

It is one of the primary objects of the invention to construct a bottlein such a manner that a predetermined quantity of the contents thereofmay be removed without danger of discharge of the remainder of thecontents.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the bottle in sucha manner that when tilted in one position a supplemental container willreceive a predetermined quantity of the contents of the bottle, and whenmoved to the opposite position the supplemental container will be closedthus preventing further ingress of contents of the bottle.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a device of thischaracter which is sanitary since each person has his individualcontainer, and, further, for the reason that it is not necessary to usea spoon as is the common practice.

lVith the above and other objects in view, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view partly in elevationand partly in section showing the container in position for filling thesupplemental con tainer thereof;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the mannor in which the supplementalcontainer is sealed to prevent the ingress thereto of the contents ofthe main container.

Referring more particularly to the drawings. the reference numeral 5designates a bottle formed in the ordinary manner with a shoulder 6 anda neck 7. The reference numeral 8 designates a supplemental containerwhich is mounted in the neck 7 of the bottle by a gasket 9 or the like.The dis charge endof the supplemental container 8 is adapted to beclosed by a stopper 10. The supplemental container 8 has its inner endcurved in a plane substantially at right angles to the discharge neck 12thereof as designated. by the reference numeral 13, and

Serial No. 737,160.

said curred end is tapered as designated by the reference numeral 14.The extremity of the curved end let of the container is provided with acurved seat 15, which is adapted to receive a ball or similar valve 16,which valve is mounted between the end of the supplemental container andthe shoulder of the main container or bottle.

The device operates in the following manner:

With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1, the valve 16 is out ofengagement with the seat 15 of the end 1% of the supplemental container8. This permits the contents of the bottle or main container to enterthe supplemental container as shown. When the desired quantity of thecontents of the bottle has passed into the supplemental container 8, thebottle is tipped to the position shown in Fig. 2 where the valve 16engages the seat 15 and prevents further liquid from entering thesupplemental container 8.

If, now, the stopper 10 be removed, the contents of the supplementalcontainer 8 may be discharged through the neck portion 12 thereof.

By this construction it is apparent that any desired quantity of thecontents of the main container or bottle 5 up to the capacity of thesupplemental container 8, may be removed from the container or bottle 5without further disturbing the remainder of the contents thereof.

From the foregoing it'is apparent that all of the objects of the presentinvention have been accomplished, and, further, it should be understoodthat numerous modifications of structure might readily be resorted towithout in the least departing from the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a main containerhaving a discharge opening, a supplemental receptacle extending fromsaid opening and embodying tubular form extending within the maincontainer and bent to extend with its inner end adjacent a side wall ofthe container, and a valve adapted to cooperate with said inner end toopen and close the same, whereby to provide for the filling anddischarge of said supplemental receptacle.

2. A device of the character described comprising a main receptaclehaving a neck,

a supplemental receptacle removably secured Within the neck andextending to a point adjacent one of the side Walls of the mainreceptacle, and a valve adapted to co-operate with the supplementalreceptacle to close the end thereof, said valve comprising a ball-likemember retained between the end of the supplemental container and theside Wall of the main receptacle.

3. In combination with a bottle having a neck and shoulder, asupplemental container adapted to pass through the neck of the bottleand of smaller diameter than the neck, means Within the neck of thebottle, a Valve seat formed upon the inner end of the supplementalcontainer, and a ball valve positioned beneath the inner end of thesupplemental container and one of the Walls of the main container, saidball valve adapted to seat on the inner end of the supplementalcontainer to form a closure therefor.

JOHN L. LARRISON.

